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the goal is to make it look as though the bridge is moving and breathing with the environment around it. the $8 million project was created to celebrate the bridge's 75th anniversary. the switch will officially be turned on in march and run for two years. >>> i knew after i brewed my first batch of home brew this is something i could do for a living. >> people love the brew. what he creates is something so unique that people are willing to line up for blocks around buildings to get their hands on it. coming up, the story of piney the elder, tonight's bay area press. >>> got tissues? the flu virus is sending hundreds to the hospital on the east coast, and doctors say it's just a matter of time before the flu virus hits the bay area hard. coming up, i'll take a look at the increase we're already seeing and what you can do to protect yourself. >>> and good afternoon, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. already tracking 40s right now, we'll have more on the freeze warning and how cold it will get, coming up in just a few minutes. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break
the goal is to make it look as though the bridge is moving and breathing with the environment around it. the $8 million project was created to celebrate the bridge's 75th anniversary. the switch will officially be turned on in march and run for two years. >>> i knew after i brewed my first batch of home brew this is something i could do for a living. >> people love the brew. what he creates is something so unique that people are willing to line up for blocks around buildings to...
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it's a non-sales pressure environment, in other words, no one here is trying to sell you a car. you can actually come in here, sit down and you're not going to be hassled. if you want to come to the show, it runs today through sunday, 10:00 to 10:00 every day. except on sunday, they go to 6:00. >> just looking. >>> meteorologist christina loren certainly not convertible weather. >> certainly not. you're going to get a windchill that you do not want to feel hitting you in the face. good morning to you. we do have a pretty good-looking day shaping up. most of the cloud cover is starting to clear out of the bay area. that means clear skies are going to lead to a very cold start tomorrow morning. we have lingering activity. it's very spotty. you can see from our northern california radar picture. we have some spotty cells to moisture lingering around the bay area. this is where the snow ended up. look at this. big sur, the surrounding mountains, yeah, they picked up snow down to potentially 1,000 feet. we're going to have to wait to get everything confirmed from the national weather
it's a non-sales pressure environment, in other words, no one here is trying to sell you a car. you can actually come in here, sit down and you're not going to be hassled. if you want to come to the show, it runs today through sunday, 10:00 to 10:00 every day. except on sunday, they go to 6:00. >> just looking. >>> meteorologist christina loren certainly not convertible weather. >> certainly not. you're going to get a windchill that you do not want to feel hitting you in...
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and if you sneeze in an environment like this, you can infect everyone. >> that quickly? >> that quickly. >> reporter: so why is it so much worse this year than last? doctors say the virus appears to mutate. >> as we get one type of immunity, it will change and develop another kind of flu virus that can be easier to spread and potentially more serious. >> reporter: this mutating flu still spreading fast. tom costello, nbc news, bethesda, maryland. >> dr. tanya benenson is our chief medical officer here at nbc. tanya, you were telling me before air you have handed out about 1,000 inoculations just to our employees here in new york. you're reporting a lot of first-timers this year. but to that question, is it too late to get the inoculation? >> it's not too late. we still hear the flu is spreading. if the flu is spreading, new people are getting the flu and that could be you if you haven't had it. it's definitely not too late. it takes two weeks to kick in so the earlier the better, still can get one. >> people who hear this efficacy rate of 60-some odd percent, is it still
and if you sneeze in an environment like this, you can infect everyone. >> that quickly? >> that quickly. >> reporter: so why is it so much worse this year than last? doctors say the virus appears to mutate. >> as we get one type of immunity, it will change and develop another kind of flu virus that can be easier to spread and potentially more serious. >> reporter: this mutating flu still spreading fast. tom costello, nbc news, bethesda, maryland. >> dr....
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. >> it really helps the cartilage, the new cartilage grow by providing an environment where the cartilage feels comfortable and feels like they can produce actual cartilage instead of scar tissue. >> dr. larry gold studied a small group of patients with damaged cartilage. most of them tried the new hydro gel. patients still had to undergo an outpatient procedure allowing tiny holes to be drilled in their bone beneath the cartilage. the hydro gel was applied. as a result healthy cartilage grows instead of scar cartilage. >> you have a repair that is more like the native cartilage. it will last longer. it will perfeorm better, the patient will be able to tolerate more weight bearing activity without pain. >> reporter: because the cartilage can last five years instead of one or two with the current approach, the new procedure may spare patients from undergoing a second cartilage repair or knee replacement surgery. larger studies are now need ed o determine if hydro gel is safe long term and if it is, it could be available to patients in just a few years. the fda must also approve hydro gel b
. >> it really helps the cartilage, the new cartilage grow by providing an environment where the cartilage feels comfortable and feels like they can produce actual cartilage instead of scar tissue. >> dr. larry gold studied a small group of patients with damaged cartilage. most of them tried the new hydro gel. patients still had to undergo an outpatient procedure allowing tiny holes to be drilled in their bone beneath the cartilage. the hydro gel was applied. as a result healthy...
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makes, one, survivability of any trap victims harder and, secondly, it makes it a far more dangerous environment for our firefighters. >> reporter: now it turns out in reporting the response times, the department was not looking at the time it took for that second crew to arrive so the chief now says the san jose standard of eight minutes 80% of the time might be off. >> the numbers can only go down. so our responses can only be worse. >> reporter: the fire union credits the chief who was in meetings all day for discovering the flaw and address iing it. one neighbor isn't too worried about the added response time. >> the responses are pretty quick. sure, wouldn't be there in second but within minutes we would probably arrive. i don't worry about it. >> it has gone on for a fairly long time. >> reporter: councilman pete constance says his public safety committee. >> to have a discussion about how this occurred, why it may have happened and what we can do to prevent these kind of errors from happening in the future. >> reporter: in this memo the san jose fire chief actually tells the san jose city
makes, one, survivability of any trap victims harder and, secondly, it makes it a far more dangerous environment for our firefighters. >> reporter: now it turns out in reporting the response times, the department was not looking at the time it took for that second crew to arrive so the chief now says the san jose standard of eight minutes 80% of the time might be off. >> the numbers can only go down. so our responses can only be worse. >> reporter: the fire union credits the...
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. >> reporter: nonselling environment. hundreds of cars you can climb in and check out and talk to experts and learn about new technology and we have more than 80 vehicles you can get in and test drive. >> reporter: we'll do that in a bit. we'll hop back in that jeep you saw us drive through the south hall here at mchenry convention center in about 45 minutes maybe if i give them a couple c bills i can get behind the wheel. and every day except for sunday it goes until 6:00 otherwise 10:00 to 10:00. >> cool. thanks a lot, bob. >>> google chairman eric schmidt is calling for more freedom in north korea. >> good morning to you. that's right. as you know, schmidt touring north korea alongside former new mexico governor bill richardson. this is schmidt's comments as he was mobbed by press. >> the government has to do something. they have to make it possible for people to use the internet which the government in north korea has not yet done. >> a lot of attention on google earth where bloggers are posting satellite photos of no
. >> reporter: nonselling environment. hundreds of cars you can climb in and check out and talk to experts and learn about new technology and we have more than 80 vehicles you can get in and test drive. >> reporter: we'll do that in a bit. we'll hop back in that jeep you saw us drive through the south hall here at mchenry convention center in about 45 minutes maybe if i give them a couple c bills i can get behind the wheel. and every day except for sunday it goes until 6:00...
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prince charles has made his life work campaigning for the environment. he says becoming a grandparent just makes that more important. he also says he worries every night because his sons don't just honor the military, they serve in it. in a rare interview, prince charles says he feels he will have to answer to his royal grandchild on the state of the environment. >> you are soon to be a grandfather for the first time, so many congratulations. >> i don't want to be confronted by my future grandchild, why didn't you do something? it makes it even more obvious to try to make sure that we leave them something that isn't a total -- >> reporter: environmental causes, something he shared with his children, growing organic vegetables on his farm and recently had an endangered frog named after him. >> we present you with a frog. >> reporter: but prince charles heir to the throne is also a military parent. immediate worry is prince harry serving as an apache helicopter pilot in afghanistan. in september his base was attacked by the taliban. it's his second tour of
prince charles has made his life work campaigning for the environment. he says becoming a grandparent just makes that more important. he also says he worries every night because his sons don't just honor the military, they serve in it. in a rare interview, prince charles says he feels he will have to answer to his royal grandchild on the state of the environment. >> you are soon to be a grandfather for the first time, so many congratulations. >> i don't want to be confronted by my...